Samsung Hits Apple With 20% Price Increase

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Samsung Hits Apple With 20% Price Increase

Posted by samzenpus on Monday November 12, 2012 @04:40AM from the pay-up dept.

EthanV2 writes "The Wall Street Journal cites a report which quotes a 'person familiar with negotiations between the two tech giants,' apparently confirming this special price hike for Apple. The source said: 'Samsung Electronics recently asked Apple for a significant price raise in (the mobile processor known as) application processor. Apple first disapproved it, but finding no replacement supplier, it accepted the [increase].'"

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one word by magsol · 2012-11-12 04:41 · Score: 5, Funny

pwnd

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1. Re:one word by michelcolman · 2012-11-12 04:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Apple has quite a few patents on overcharging for products, I wouldn't be surprised if Samsung were violating one of them. This isn't over...
2. Re:one word by Anonymous Coward · 2012-11-12 07:15 · Score: 0, Funny
  
  Samsung should buy LG just to bone Apple.
3. Re:one word by Anonymous Coward · 2012-11-12 08:39 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  ... And the price increase gets pass down to ...
  Apple customers! See, nothing wrong at all.
4. Re:one word by sl4shd0rk · 2012-11-12 09:05 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  So far, Tim Cook is making QUITE the splash.
  Yes, like that of a commode.
  
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New business plan by Anonymous Coward · 2012-11-12 04:59 · Score: 5, Funny

1) Sue supplier
2) ???
3) !!!
Re:Inevitable by Krojack · 2012-11-12 04:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Either Apple will start developing the chips themselves or someone else will.
Well that worked out well for Apple Maps didn't it? =)
so the court costs.... by roc97007 · 2012-11-12 05:04 · Score: 5, Funny

will be paid on the installment plan.

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Re:Inevitable by bluefoxlucid · 2012-11-12 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

It looks like Samsung passed their costs for the $1Billion judgment along to the consumer, and that consumer is Apple.

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Re:Inevitable by Applekid · 2012-11-12 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny

I thought I lived in the US until I opened Apple Maps.

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So basically... by Andy+Prough · 2012-11-12 05:47 · Score: 4, Funny

...you're talking out your ass?
Re:Inevitable by Ecuador · 2012-11-12 05:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Are you sure your friends are not just happy that you can't find them anymore?

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Re:Cutting off your nose to spite your face by SecurityGuy · 2012-11-12 06:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Making a short term gain for a long term loss is not the way to handle the problem.
Said no CEO of any publicly traded corporation ever.